| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bruce Lucien (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eli Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Serisky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Armando Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Richard Kempton inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Armando Garcia denies the turnaround by Richard Kempton | 37-36 |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 19:17 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Lucien | 39-36 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Richard Kempton knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Daniel Tennison | 39-38 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:22 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:01 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Bruce Hale grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Armando Garcia - foul #2 on Armando Garcia, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:24 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 17:23 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Richard Kempton scores on a jump hook from the right block | 44-43 |
| 16:33 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks is denied on a layup by Andrew Hanson | 44-43 |
| 16:32 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:18 | McNeese State | Richard Kempton picks off the pass by Jerry Serisky | 44-43 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Arnold Grass is called for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George McNamara (SF), Neil Drayton (C) Jerry Serisky, David Mason | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Bruce Hale, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| 15:46 | McNeese State | Neil Drayton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 15:45 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bruce Lucien (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eli Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - George McNamara (fresh) PF - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Neil Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 15:32 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:19 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien is fouled on the floor by Robert Bresnahan - foul #1 on Robert Bresnahan, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG) Anthony Miller | |
| 15:13 | McNeese State | The jumper by Armando Garcia is denied by Robert Bresnahan | 44-43 |
| 15:11 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Irving Jordan is hacked by George McNamara - foul #1 on George McNamara, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky (SF) George McNamara | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Delbert Paylor, Irving Jordan, Ronald Coppola, Robert Bresnahan | |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Arnold Grass drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #2 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Mason (C) Neil Drayton | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:47 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Richard Kempton is hacked by Eli Fairbanks - foul #3 on Eli Fairbanks, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Larry Berry (PG) Bruce Lucien | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 13:11 | McNeese State | David Mason pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:59 | McNeese State | David Mason drills a jumper from the right block set up by Larry Berry | 47-45 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Arnold Grass loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Reinaldo Conti (PF) Armando Garcia | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Larry Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Grass | 47-45 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Richard Kempton snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Eli Fairbanks takes the ball from Richard Kempton | 47-45 |
| 11:30 | McNeese State | Larry Berry can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Larry Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eli Fairbanks (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Serisky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reinaldo Conti (fresh) C - David Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Reinaldo Conti steps in front of the Jack Adamson pass | 47-45 |
| 11:01 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eli Fairbanks | 49-45 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Arnold Grass banks in the layup and he's fouled by Eli Fairbanks - foul #4 on Eli Fairbanks, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien (PG), Dennis Bennett (SG), George McNamara (SF), Armando Garcia (PF), Neil Drayton (C) Larry Berry, Eli Fairbanks, Jerry Serisky, Reinaldo Conti, David Mason | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Irving Jordan (PF) Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | McNeese State | Neil Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:17 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 09:54 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:49 | McNeese State | Dennis Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Anthony Miller clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | Neil Drayton's fadeaway is rejected by Arnold Grass | 51-47 |
| 09:20 | McNeese State | Neil Drayton can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | George McNamara tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Anthony Miller's pass is intercepted by Bruce Lucien | 53-47 |
| 08:56 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien banks in the layup | 55-47 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Anthony Miller hits a jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 08:32 | McNeese State | Dennis Bennett loses the dribble to Anthony Miller | 55-49 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Anthony Miller makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Tennison | 55-51 |
| 07:53 | McNeese State | Anthony Miller picks off the pass by George McNamara | 55-51 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Anthony Miller gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Bruce Hale comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 07:33 | McNeese State | George McNamara pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:26 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks (SG), Jerry Serisky (SF), David Mason (C) Dennis Bennett, George McNamara, Neil Drayton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Paylor (PG), Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Daniel Tennison, Anthony Miller, Bruce Hale, Arnold Grass | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bruce Lucien (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eli Fairbanks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Serisky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Irving Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Paylor | 55-53 |
| 06:41 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien drills a floater in the lane | 57-53 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:59 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | The short jumper by Andrew Hanson is denied by David Mason | 57-56 |
| 05:36 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:18 | McNeese State | Irving Jordan is called for the reach on David Mason - foul #1 on Irving Jordan, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Larry Berry (PG), Reinaldo Conti (PF), Neil Drayton (C) Bruce Lucien, Armando Garcia, David Mason | |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Robert Bresnahan (C) Delbert Paylor, Irving Jordan | |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #3 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:07 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Bresnahan | 58-56 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Kempton | 58-58 |
| 04:33 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | McNeese State | Larry Berry misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Richard Kempton grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Berry | 60-58 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Neil Drayton - foul #1 on Neil Drayton, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | McNeese State | George McNamara (SF), David Mason (C) Jerry Serisky, Neil Drayton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Miller (SG), Bruce Hale (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF) Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Andrew Hanson | |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:18 | McNeese State | Eli Fairbanks travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Irving Jordan (PF), Arnold Grass (C) Ronald Coppola, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Larry Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eli Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - George McNamara (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reinaldo Conti (fresh) C - David Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Belmont | Irving Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Reinaldo Conti | 60-60 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Arnold Grass gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | George McNamara snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:48 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien (PG), Jerry Serisky (SF), Armando Garcia (PF) Larry Berry, George McNamara, Reinaldo Conti | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Anthony Miller, Bruce Hale, Irving Jordan | |
| 02:37 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien's pass is intercepted by Jack Adamson | 60-60 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson misses the tip | 60-60 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to David Mason | 60-60 |
| 01:53 | McNeese State | David Mason drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eli Fairbanks | 62-60 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:14 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Bruce Lucien misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Richard Kempton gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Arnold Grass misses the jump hook from the left block | 62-60 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tennison - foul #3 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky is hacked by Richard Kempton - foul #1 on Richard Kempton, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Richard Kempton is called for the reach on Jerry Serisky - foul #2 on Richard Kempton, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:18 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:12 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jerry Serisky | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky is hacked by Daniel Tennison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Dennis Bennett (SG) Eli Fairbanks | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Jerry Serisky misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Arnold Grass grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Jack Adamson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Armando Garcia runs out the clock | 64-60 |